Here is the latest from Megan Russ in the SmithtownRadio.com Weather Center:
>No school Monday
>Winter Storm Warning in effect until Mon 6 pm et
>10+ inches of snow expected for most of island
...MAJOR SNOWSTORM TO IMPACT TRI-STATE AREA OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE MOVING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST...PASSING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF LONG ISLAND MONDAY
MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN PROCEED UP INTO THE GULF OF MAINE BY
MONDAY EVENING. STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL
PROVIDE THE COLD AIR FOR A MAINLY SNOW EVENT...WITH SOME SLEET
MIXING IN LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN
CONNECTICUT AND THE TWIN FORKS OF LONG ISLAND.
CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-021030-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090302T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
909 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY.
A STEADY SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND
INTO MONDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH WARM AIR ALOFT FOR SLEET
TO MIX IN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT AND THE TWIN FORKS OF
LONG ISLAND AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...BUT FOR THE MOST PART
THIS WILL BE AN ALL SNOW EVENT. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER
ORANGE AND WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTIES...TO 10 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS
CENTRAL LONG ISLAND AND SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT. SOMEWHAT LOWER
AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE TWIN FORKS OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND
AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT DUE TO THE SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING WITH
SLEET. FOR THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA...8 TO 12 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO
OCCASIONALLY 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.
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